SUGAR
How sweet it isn't?
First it was fats, then carbohydrates. Now sugar has joined the ranks of nutritional villainy. With Christmas approaching on a tidal wave of candy canes and gingerbread, one can't help wondering: Is ...
Posted on 12/21/12 at 2:40 PM
How sweet it is! Sugar discovered around a sun-like star
A sweet tooth. I love that little euphemism used by people who like to eat candy. Yes, I have a sweet tooth with a weakness for intensely sweet (and sour) stuff like gummy worms and sugar-coated bea...
Posted on 8/29/12 at 1:52 PM
Weekend Baking: Bluegrass Zucchini Muffins
A pleasant, bright fragrance wafted from the work bowl of my food processor as I pulled the top off. I had just whirled granulated sugar and chopped lemongrass through the sharp blade of my faithful w...
Posted on 8/5/11 at 6:00 AM
Sugar. Ah, honey honey. I'm your (ex) candy girl.
I try to be healthy. I dont smoke, meet the exercise requirements, and I only speed excessively when I dont see any cops. Doughnuts are resisted when possible, my teeth get brushed after each coffee, ...
Posted on 7/25/11 at 8:31 AM
Sugar Beet Farmers
Renville, Minnesota. Coop pumps $170 million into community. 587 growers in southern Minnesota. Farm 119,000 in 17 counties. The Renville plant is one of the most modern in the world. Processes 2.6 mi...
Posted on 12/25/09 at 8:12 AM
Locked-out workers seeking jobless benefits
North Dakota’s Supreme Court was asked for the first time Tuesday to interpret whether a 30-year-old state labor law should allow locked-out workers at American Crystal Sugar Co. to draw unemployment checks.By By Dale Wetzel , Associated Press , September 19, 2012
Crystal Union workers put pressure on board members
As the American Crystal Sugar lockout drags into its 13th month, union members are taking the fight to the doorstep of the company’s directors. Locked-out workers demonstrated in front of the homes of Crystal directors Wednesday for the second day in a row, in a bid to drive home the lockout’s human toll.By By Marino Eccher , Forum Communications , September 06, 2012
Crystal Sugar lockout
Locked-out American Crystal Sugar union workers said Wednesday they’re gearing up for a big processing push when they get back to work, amid recent developments that hint the prospect of their return is looking up.By By Marino Eccher , Forum Communications , August 30, 2012
Crystal expects bigger harvest
American Crystal Sugar Co. shareholders will start their so-called “pre-pile” harvest on Tuesday Aug. 14 , the earliest in company history, according to a company spokesman.By By Mikkel Pates , Forum Communications , August 10, 2012
Lockout makes no winners
After a year, there has been no significant progress in ending the lockout of union employees at American Crystal Sugar Co. The initial lockout (it was not a strike) and the three-time rejection by the union of a company contract offer have evolved into a stalemate that has been a disaster for workers and a public relations blunder for the company. But for all intents and purposes, it’s over. There is no objective winner.By The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead , August 07, 2012
AFL-CIO lends power to Crystal union members
By Don Davis, Forum Communications , July 26, 2012
Jobless benefits near end for some American Crystal workers
Unemployment benefits could soon run out for many locked-out employees of American Crystal Sugar Co.’s Minnesota factories, depending on when they applied for payments.By By Christopher Bjorke , Forum Communications , July 06, 2012
Crystal union seeks new talks
Locked-out Bakery Workers union members want to return to negotiations after they again rejected a contract offer from American Crystal Sugar Co. management, union officials say.By By Christopher Bjorke , Forum Communications , June 27, 2012
Locked-out union workers voting on Crystal's offer
Union workers locked out for nearly a year at American Crystal Sugar Co. are taking another poll on the company's contract offerJune 23, 2012
Locked-out union workers to consider Crystal contract today
For nearly 11 months, they picketed in sub-zero temperatures, marched on company headquarters, prayed with religious leaders and traveled 200 miles on a hay wagon. Now, the locked-out union workers at American Crystal Sugar Co. will decide whether they’re tired of walking and talking.By By Dave Kolpack, Associated Press , June 23, 2012
Striking sugar workers weigh options
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Some are ready to take the deal, imperfect as it may be.By Marino Eccher, Forum Communications , June 18, 2012
Union workers to vote a 3rd time on Crystal offer
Locked-out workers at American Crystal Sugar Co. factories in North Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa will vote for a third time on the company's contract offer.June 15, 2012
Talks fail Friday; Crystal says parties still ‘far apart’
A mediation session Friday involving American Crystal Sugar Co. executives and union workers ended without a deal to end a lockout more than 10 months old.By Forum Communications Co. Reports , June 09, 2012
American Crystal, union reps try to restart talks
American Crystal Sugar and union representatives meet Friday in attempt to restart contract talks in a dispute that has locked out workers and dragged on for 10 months.June 08, 2012
Union workers rally outside Crystal headquarters
Locked-out American Crystal Sugar factory workers have completed a 200-mile journey by foot and hay wagon in advance of an expected Friday meeting between union officials and company representatives.June 07, 2012
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